In case anyone wants more evidence of a still-sexist scientific institution, you will find yet another rallying point in Science’s recent special on the “data deluge.”

In “Metaknowledge,” an article reviewing the burgeoning growth of knowledge about knowledge, the authors use a hypothetical situation in which a new graduate student is pegged as much less meta than a “leading scientist” when it comes to knowing. And… you got it, the leading scientist is a “he” – the student, a “she.” In the authors’ defense, perhaps they were just going for an accurate representation of what sex you are more likely to find in which position.

Honor Roll

"The Gay Animal Kingdom" by Jonah Lehrer
Apparently controversial when it was published, and despite some heteronormative language, this is an informative and well written article that everyone should read and chase up.

"This Is Your Brain on Sports"
Big time sports writer Le Anne Schreiber writes an excellent, openly speculative piece on how the brain watches sports. A good example of a journalist writing pretty good, honest science, despite a misunderstanding of TMS.